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A member asked:
My granddad feet hurt from his pinky to his heel. what to do to relieve pain? heat? or cold??
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Depends: Depends on what is causing his feet to hurt. Your reference to heat/ice is for muscular problems. If his problem is muscular in nature then heat/stretching and then ice is better. If his problem is not muscular then neither will help
Answered 4/7/2017
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